Jigsaw
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The plot is about a shadowy group called the Crusaders, which has been organizing itself into a power center.
Its poster shows a handsome Aryan lad against the waving American flag.
Their slogan, "Join The Crusaders -- Fight for America!".
The implication is clear...the Crusaders will be against anyone who doesn't look, sound or believe the way that Aryan poster boy does.
When a columnist is killed while looking into the Crusaders, Howard Malloy finds himself appointed a special prosecutor. He also finds himself in a noxious mess that combines crime, nativism and the reactionary beliefs of some of the privileged few.
You can play the amusing Hollywood game of Spot the Star Cameo.
In unbilled bits that last a second or two are such luminaries as Burgess Meredith, John Garfield, Marsha Hunt, Everett Sloane, Henry Fonda and Marlene Dietrich.
Its poster shows a handsome Aryan lad against the waving American flag.
Their slogan, "Join The Crusaders -- Fight for America!".
The implication is clear...the Crusaders will be against anyone who doesn't look, sound or believe the way that Aryan poster boy does.
When a columnist is killed while looking into the Crusaders, Howard Malloy finds himself appointed a special prosecutor. He also finds himself in a noxious mess that combines crime, nativism and the reactionary beliefs of some of the privileged few.
You can play the amusing Hollywood game of Spot the Star Cameo.
In unbilled bits that last a second or two are such luminaries as Burgess Meredith, John Garfield, Marsha Hunt, Everett Sloane, Henry Fonda and Marlene Dietrich.
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- Addeddate
- 2008-03-19 08:27:51
- Color
- black & white
- Director
- Fletcher Markle
- Identifier
- Jigsaw_
- Run time
- 70 min
- Sound
- sound
- Year
- 1949
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Reviewer:
janyy
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January 20, 2024
Subject: There's a better copy of this
Subject: There's a better copy of this
It's on youtube if anyone has the umph to download it there and upload it here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AEhtHqdCok
I confess I didn't watch all ... of it, because except for Franchot Tone, the acting was stilted.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AEhtHqdCok
I confess I didn't watch all ... of it, because except for Franchot Tone, the acting was stilted.
Reviewer:
JoeyBrooklyn
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March 6, 2023
Subject: Good Post!
Subject: Good Post!
As a kid growing up in Brooklyn in the 70s I had to fight every day to stay alive against guys who thought a Jewish Person wasn't American or White enough
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to live. I would hope this present hopeless generation would not have to go go through that same gauntlet.
Reviewer:
The Spanman
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July 20, 2022
Subject: Only a Cranky anti European would dislike this film
Subject: Only a Cranky anti European would dislike this film
Sick of chewy ethnocentric baloney films. This is like a nice cold shower.
Reviewer:
Cashalier
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December 30, 2009
Subject: Merry Christmas
Subject: Merry Christmas
Charlie, newspaperman [Myron McCormick]: Fear, Howard, fear! It’s a terrible weapon. You saw what it did to Mrs. Borg this afternoon.
Howard, Asst. ... DA: I could see she was worrying.
Charlie, newspaperman: She’s afraid if she doesn’t hold on to that suicide story, they’ll get rid of her, too. Jack [bartender cameo: Burgess Meredith], set ‘em up again.
Howard, Asst. DA: Sounds like ...the mobs are back again.
Charlie, newspaperman: When the law closes in on one racket, the big boys always find another. With the mobsters it was liquor and blood. With this outfit, it’s HATE and blood.
Howard, Asst. DA: But they’re just harmless lunatics, these hate groups.
Charlie, newspaperman: Lunatics, yes, especially the warped minds on top, with the dreams of power, gold or political success… but not harmless when the racket boys move in. It’s Merry Christmas for a few smart operators when the find a soft touch like this.
Howard, Asst. DA: Charlie, what got you into this?
Charlie, newspaperman: I’m fed to the teeth seeing people pushed around. You know, I was born in this city, Howard. In our block we had guys from practically every race and religion you ever heard of, *and* a couple you didn’t, but we got along pretty well.
Howard, Asst. DA: Well, that’s the way it ought to be.
Charlie, newspaperman: In our block nobody cared what country your parents came from or where they went to church. Nobody called you nasty names, until you were taught there were nasty names and some people were supposed to be called by them: micks, pollack’s, wops, limeys, spics, honkies…
Howard, Asst. DA: That’s part of our history. America always has to melt away the differences between people.
Charlie, newspaperman: Sure, and most always you don’t understand *why* they’re supposed to be different. It’s just somebody else’s say so -- somebody else’s influence. Now, we’ve got people around who want to make people hate each other, be afraid of each other… just so they can make money out of it. I don’t like that.
Howard, Asst. DA: Look, Charlie, hold off these columns of yours for a week or so, will you? Give me time to run this down.
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For one, I had never found Franchot Tone memorable as a lead actor, but "Voila!" This finally did it for me – and after only 60 years.
Howard, Asst. DA: Sure. He’s going to be my brother-in-law any week now!
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An American psyche runs through the center of this tale, certainly inspired by popular culture. Its plot regards the ongoing democratic experiment and its aparently perpetual fragility. I found more here than meets the eye.
Howard, Asst. ... DA: I could see she was worrying.
Charlie, newspaperman: She’s afraid if she doesn’t hold on to that suicide story, they’ll get rid of her, too. Jack [bartender cameo: Burgess Meredith], set ‘em up again.
Howard, Asst. DA: Sounds like ...the mobs are back again.
Charlie, newspaperman: When the law closes in on one racket, the big boys always find another. With the mobsters it was liquor and blood. With this outfit, it’s HATE and blood.
Howard, Asst. DA: But they’re just harmless lunatics, these hate groups.
Charlie, newspaperman: Lunatics, yes, especially the warped minds on top, with the dreams of power, gold or political success… but not harmless when the racket boys move in. It’s Merry Christmas for a few smart operators when the find a soft touch like this.
Howard, Asst. DA: Charlie, what got you into this?
Charlie, newspaperman: I’m fed to the teeth seeing people pushed around. You know, I was born in this city, Howard. In our block we had guys from practically every race and religion you ever heard of, *and* a couple you didn’t, but we got along pretty well.
Howard, Asst. DA: Well, that’s the way it ought to be.
Charlie, newspaperman: In our block nobody cared what country your parents came from or where they went to church. Nobody called you nasty names, until you were taught there were nasty names and some people were supposed to be called by them: micks, pollack’s, wops, limeys, spics, honkies…
Howard, Asst. DA: That’s part of our history. America always has to melt away the differences between people.
Charlie, newspaperman: Sure, and most always you don’t understand *why* they’re supposed to be different. It’s just somebody else’s say so -- somebody else’s influence. Now, we’ve got people around who want to make people hate each other, be afraid of each other… just so they can make money out of it. I don’t like that.
Howard, Asst. DA: Look, Charlie, hold off these columns of yours for a week or so, will you? Give me time to run this down.
_______________
For one, I had never found Franchot Tone memorable as a lead actor, but "Voila!" This finally did it for me – and after only 60 years.
Howard, Asst. DA: Sure. He’s going to be my brother-in-law any week now!
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An American psyche runs through the center of this tale, certainly inspired by popular culture. Its plot regards the ongoing democratic experiment and its aparently perpetual fragility. I found more here than meets the eye.
Reviewer:
keygrip
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August 12, 2009
Subject: Jigsaw
Subject: Jigsaw
Well, I stayed with it until the bitter end but I found myself rather bored and clock watching before it was half way through.
Nothing much to recommend ... it. Franchot Tone is no-ones idea of a film noir leading man.
Nothing much to recommend ... it. Franchot Tone is no-ones idea of a film noir leading man.
Reviewer:
bearpuf
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March 29, 2008 (edited)
Subject: Description Sounds Better than It Looks
Subject: Description Sounds Better than It Looks
I found the view of this movie tedius and almost superficial when it came to content. I kept expecting the big plan to evolve from the way the plot was
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described in the preview, but that never happened. The movie ended in a whimper, and despite the semi-decent acting by the hero, the end result was a letdown.
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